What role does the "24 solar terms" play in modern society?

Twenty-four solar terms have many cultural meanings and social functions in modern society.

With the acceleration of China's urbanization process and the development of modern agricultural technology, the guiding role of the "Twenty-four Solar Terms" in farming has gradually weakened, but it still has many cultural significance and social functions in the living world of contemporary China people, which clearly embodies the concept that China people respect nature, conform to the laws of nature and adapt to sustainable development.

It shows the uniqueness of China people's cognition of the universe and nature, the richness of practical activities, the wisdom and creativity of living in harmony with nature, and it is also a vivid testimony of human cultural diversity.

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"Twenty-four solar terms" is a knowledge system and social practice formed by China people by observing the movement of the sun for a year and understanding the changing laws of the four seasons, climate and phenology in a year. The ancients in China divided the sun's annual trajectory into 24 equal parts, and each equal part was called a "solar term", collectively known as the "twenty-four solar terms".

In the field of international meteorology, this time cognition system is known as "the fifth invention of China". In 2006, "Twenty-four solar terms" was included in the list of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects; 20 1 1, Jiuhua beginning of spring, Ban Chun advised agriculture, and Shi Qian said that Chun was included in the expanded list of this heritage project; In 20 14, Sanmen Winter Festival, the first frost festival of Zhuang nationality, Miao nationality catching autumn and Anren catching branches were included in the expanded list of this heritage project.

People's Daily Online-Successful application for "Twenty-four Solar Terms"